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Penn Vet Adds Pollitt as Research Director for Laminitis Institute

Press Release February 20, 2009

In recent months progress has been made in building the foundation for the fight against laminitis, with the addition of Professor Christopher Pollitt, BVSc, PhD, a world-renowned laminitis researcher, as research director for the Laminitis

Auction to Benefit Days End Farm Horse Rescue

Edited Press Release February 19, 2009

Days End Farm Horse Rescue will host its 2nd annual “Grapes of Hooves” wine tasting and auction at the Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville, Md. Funds raised by this event will provide medical intervention and rehabilitation for abused and neglected

KEEP Chairman: Gaming Legislation Likely in Kentucky

Tom LaMarra February 19, 2009

The chairman of the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) said Feb. 18 he expects gaming-related legislation benefitting the Kentucky horse industry to pass–but he’s not sure when.

Thoroughbred owner and breeder Brereton Jones, a former

Colic Survival Improved With Carboxymethylcellulose

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc February 19, 2009

Direct application of carboxymethylcellulose (CBMC) to the small intestines and surrounding tissues of horses during colic surgery for small intestinal disease improves postoperative survival.

Readers Tell Us Which Type of Horse Trailer They Prefer

Erin Ryder February 19, 2009

More than 2,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Which type of horse trailer do you prefer?”

List of States Introducing Slaughter Legislation Grows

Pat Raia February 19, 2009

Twelve state legislatures are now considering measures to express their support of or actively encourage the reestablishment of U.S. horse processing plants.

Resolutions indicating opposition to HR 503, the federal

Horses Recovering after Mountain Rescue

Liz Brown February 18, 2009

A pair of horses that were rescued from the side of a mountain in British Columbia will be placed in adoptive homes, after the SPCA rejected a request from their owner to return the

Drought Increases Florida Wildfire Risk

Edited Press Release February 18, 2009

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson recently advised residents that below average rainfall for the last several months has significantly increased the state’s wildfire risk.

According to a statement fro

Ohio State Vet Hospital Tours Available

Edited Press Release February 18, 2009

Tours of The Ohio State University veterinary hospital will be included in the annual open house at the College of Veterinary Medicine, to be held April 18, 2009.

Tours of the veterinary hospital will last approximately 30 minutes. They wil

Equine-Friendly Land Use Planning Booklet Available

Edited Press Release February 18, 2009

The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) has released a new booklet, entitled “Horses Make Good Neighbors.” This full-color publication is designed to help horse enthusiasts educate people who are not familiar with horses about the

Brentina’s Colic Surgery: ‘Routine’ but Necessary, Surgeon Says

Jennifer O. Bryant February 18, 2009

As colic surgeries go, the procedure that U.S. Olympic dressage competitor Brentina underwent Feb. 10 was “pretty routine,” according to her surgeon, Nicole Johnson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Humphrey, Giacopuzzi & Associates Equine Hospital in

UK Charity Provides Care for Working Donkeys in Zimbabwe

Edited Press Release February 17, 2009

A British veterinary charity is supporting people affected by the financial crisis in Zimbabwe by providing veterinary care to their working animals. A group with the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) has just

Neurology is Not a Euphemism for Necropsy

Nancy S. Loving, DVM February 17, 2009

Reed believes that future goals for managing neurologic disease in horses should be to decrease mortality and improve outcomes. This would be best achieved by developing improved diagnostic tools to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment

Thoroughbred Stallion Sky Mesa Recovering After Colic Surgery

Ron Mitchell/The Horse February 17, 2009

Thoroughbred stallion Sky Mesa, whose son General Quarters entered the Triple Crown picture with an upset victory in the Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 14, has been taken out of service after undergoing surgery for colic over the weekend.

The

Kentucky Horsemen Make Case to Legislators

Tom LaMarra February 17, 2009

More than 100 people who make their living in the Kentucky horse industry made their case to three Northern Kentucky legislators Feb. 16, and the message was clear: The economics must change or the state will lose a valuable asset.

The

Australia Fires: Lost and Found Horse Registry Launched

The Horse Staff February 17, 2009

Equine charity Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria (PHHWV) has launched a lost and found registry for horses misplaced during the recent bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria. The registry can be accessed via the